2015 NBL Finals

2015 NBL Finals
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration February 2015–March 2015
Number of teams 4
TV partner(s)
NBL.TV (online)
NBL Finals
Champions New Zealand Breakers
  Runners-up Cairns Taipans
NBL Finals MVP Cedric Jackson

The 2015 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 2014–15 NBL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The New Zealand Breakers defeated the Cairns Taipans in two games (2–0) to claim their fourth NBL championship.

Format

The 2014–15 National Basketball League Finals will be played in February and March 2015 between the top four teams of the regular season, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Team Date of
qualification
Round of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
New Zealand Breakers 25 January 2015 16 6th 2013 Champions (2011, 2012, 2013)
Cairns Taipans 30 January 2015 17 5th 2011 Runners-up (2011)
Perth Wildcats 7 February 2015 18 29th 2014 Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014)
Adelaide 36ers 13 February 2015 19 23rd 2014 Champions (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002)

Ladder

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Win %
1 Cairns Taipans 28 21 7 4-1 W3 12-2 9-5 2,275 2,117 107.46% 75.00%
2 New Zealand Breakers 28 19 9 2-3 L1 10-4 9-5 2,343 2,275 102.99% 67.86%
3 Adelaide 36ers 28 17 11 5-0 W10 9-5 8-6 2,501 2,478 100.93% 60.71%
4 Perth Wildcats 28 16 12 3-2 W1 10-4 6-8 2,260 2,171 104.10% 57.14%
5 Melbourne United 28 13 15 2-3 W2 8-6 5-9 2,333 2,379 98.07% 46.43%
6 Townsville Crocodiles 28 11 17 3-2 L1 8-6 3-11 2,343 2,341 100.09% 39.29%
7 Sydney Kings 28 9 19 0-5 L7 5-9 4-10 2,320 2,408 96.35% 32.14%
8 Wollongong Hawks 28 6 22 2-3 L2 4-10 2-12 2,154 2,360 91.27% 21.43%

Ladder Progression

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Adelaide 36ers 5 5 4 3 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
Cairns Taipans 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Melbourne United 8 7 7 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
New Zealand Breakers 2 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Perth Wildcats 7 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Sydney Kings 3 4 6 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
Townsville Crocodiles 6 6 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
Wollongong Hawks 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Seedings

  1. Cairns Taipans
  2. New Zealand Breakers
  3. Adelaide 36ers
  4. Perth Wildcats

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

Bracket

Semi-finals Grand Final
 
1  Cairns Taipans 71 80 X  
4  Perth Wildcats 64 66 X  
  1  Cairns Taipans 71 81 X
  2  New Zealand Breakers 86 83 X
2  New Zealand Breakers 111 94 X
3  Adelaide 36ers 82 83 X  

Semi-finals series

(1) Cairns Taipans vs (4) Perth Wildcats

Game 1

27 February 2015
7:30pm EST
Cairns Taipans 71, Perth Wildcats 64
Scoring by quarter: 15-18, 28-12, 2-18, 26-16
Pts: Scottie Wilbekin 28
Rebs: Scottie Wilbekin 10
Asts: Scottie Wilbekin 4
Pts: Jermaine Beal 20
Rebs: Matthew Knight 9
Asts: Damian Martin 5
Cairns leads series, 10
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: TBA
Referees: Raoul Kirsten, Scott Beker, Matt Beattie

Game 2

1 March 2015
6:30pm WST
Perth Wildcats 68, Cairns Taipans 80
Scoring by quarter: 11-14, 15-22, 18-16, 24-28
Pts: Jermaine Beal 21
Rebs: Knight, Wagstaff 10
Asts: Jermaine Beal 4
Pts: Wilbekin, Weigh 16
Rebs: Scottie Wilbekin 11
Asts: Scottie Wilbekin 6
Cairns wins series, 20
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 8,703
Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Brad Giersch

Regular season series

Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 303-291 points differential to Cairns:

28 November 2014
Perth Wildcats 84, Cairns Taipans 66

(2) New Zealand Breakers vs (3) Adelaide 36ers

Game 1

26 February 2015
7:30pm NZDT
New Zealand Breakers 111, Adelaide 36ers 82
Scoring by quarter: 31-25, 25-16, 33-15, 22-26
Pts: Corey Webster 24
Rebs: Mika Vukona 10
Asts: Cedric Jackson 10
Pts: Jamar Wilson 21
Rebs: Daniel Johnson 8
Asts: Adam Gibson 7
New Zealand leads series, 10
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 3,833
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Brett Hogan, Tim Boswell

Game 2

28 February 2015
7:30pm CDT
Adelaide 36ers 83, New Zealand Breakers 94
Scoring by quarter: 25-28, 14-21, 14-21, 30-24
Pts: Jackson, Ibekwe 18
Rebs: Cedric Jackson 10
Asts: Cedric Jackson 6
Pts: Jamar Wilson 23
Rebs: Brock Motum 8
Asts: Jamar Wilson 4
New Zealand wins series, 20
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,807
Referees: Chris Reid, Tim Mills, ?

Tied 2–2 in the regular season series; 356-340 points differential to New Zealand:

Grand Final series

(1) Cairns Taipans vs (2) New Zealand Breakers

Game 1

6 March 2015
7:30pm EST
Cairns Taipans 71, New Zealand Breakers 86
Scoring by quarter: 17-28, 17-22, 26-11, 11-25
Pts: Scottie Wilbekin 16
Rebs: Cameron Gliddon 9
Asts: Stephen Weigh 4
Pts: Cedric Jackson 22
Rebs: Ekene Ibekwe 8
Asts: Jackson, Webster 3
New Zealand leads series, 10
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: TBA
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Matt Beattie

Game 2

8 March 2015
3:00pm NZDT
New Zealand Breakers 83, Cairns Taipans 81
Scoring by quarter: 23-17, 21-22, 14-20, 25-22
Pts: Thomas Abercrombie 19
Rebs: Mika Vukona 8
Asts: Cedric Jackson 6
Pts: Cameron Tragardh 17
Rebs: Loughton, Young 6
Asts: Scottie Wilbekin 4
New Zealand wins series and NBL Championship, 20
North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Attendance: TBA
Referees: Michael Aylen, Scott Beker, Brad Giersch

Regular season series

Cairns won 3–1 in the regular season series:

See also

References

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